Boulevard of Green Dreams
Fair Isle: Green Day
Where Scotland meets Scandinavia and pastures meet paradise.
Skyelark surveys the pasture: the perfect pastoral moment on Britain's most remote inhabited island.
What If Your Greatest Teacher Walked on Four Legs?
What if your greatest teacher walked on four legs, smelled everything, and never said a word?
Skyelark MacDoglet is the heartwarming, soul-stirring story of a wise and whimsical Scottish Terrier who joined her humans just as the world was shutting down. From her first paw prints in Charleston to seaside sprints in Spain and quiet garden meditations in the English countryside, Skyelark does not just travel - she transforms every place she touches.
More than a dog memoir, Skyelark MacDoglet is a love letter to presence, ritual, resilience, and the bond between human and dog. With poetic insight, playful humor, and unforgettable scenes, Ed Reif invites readers into a world seen through Skyelark's eyes - one rich in scent, meaning, and quiet wisdom.
Perfect for fans of Marley & Me, The Art of Racing in the Rain, or Inside of a Dog, this book reminds us what our pups have always known:
Skyelark Surveys the Pasture
Britain's Most Remote Inhabited Island
On Fair Isle today, Britain's most remote inhabited island. Here in this green paradise, Skyelark has found her perfect vantage point, surveying the endless pastures where sheep graze and wildflowers bloom.
Capturing the daily magic of Fair Isle life: from Skyelark's pastoral surveys to the island's endless green beauty.
Fair Isle Today
Daily Chronicles
Check out our blog, Share Fair Isle, for our day-to-day happenings, from discovering puffins to eating some of the freshest catches of the day: lobster and mackerel.
Discovering island wildlife.
Fresh catch from the day.
Simple food from the sea.
Day-to-day island chronicles.
Castaway Cay
In December 2020, Sarah and I spent three weeks on Fair Isle. After celebrating Christmas and New Year in West Sussex, we were off to America.
Sarah went to Castaway Cay, Disney's remote private island, to keep the attraction show ready and the staff happy and healthy with her skilled nursing.
South Florida
I went to South Florida to continue my instructional design project with the US Navy and was also working remotely from home in Port Saint Lucie.
Back to Glorious Fair Isle
And now we are back here on glorious Fair Isle, where Scotland meets Scandinavia and the North Sea meets the Atlantic Ocean.
Collecting Memories
Collected these memories in our trip reports on YouTube. Here is the playlist to date.